Cover; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: CULTIVATING HOLY RUSSIA; 1 Russia's Faithful Remnant; 2 The Theology of Orthodox Patriotism; 3 To the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel; 4 The New Israel; PART II: CONTESTING HOLY RUSSIA; 5 The Crisis of Apostle-Like Statecraft; 6 The Lure of Nationalism; 7 The Lessons of Patriotic Religious Intellectuals; 8 The Germogen Canonization Festival of 1913; Epilogue; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index; Illustrations: Part I; Illustrations: Part II.
Summary
This book is a critical study of the interaction between the Russian Church and society in the late 19th and early 20th century. While other studies exist that draw attention to the voices in the Church typified as liberal in the years leading up to the Revolution, this work introduces a wide range of conservative opinion that equally strove for spiritual renewal and the spread of the Gospel. Grounded in original research conducted in the newly accessible libraries and archives of post-Soviet Russia, this study is intended to reveal the wider relevance of its t.
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